January 5th 2016

Nikkei observed that Vietnam’s manufacturing sector had recovered in Dec 2015, with an increasing number of new orders and staffs over the month. Vietnam’s PMI has risen by 51.3 points after having declined to the lowest in two years in the previous month.(Chính phủ, Jan 4).

Rystad Energy forecasted that investments in the world’s petroleum industry will fall to USD 522 billion, the lowest in six years. (VTV, Jan 4).

Vietnam's State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has registered to sell more than 44.6 million SWC stocks (UPCoM), representing 66.58% of the SWATCO stocks that they owned (ĐTCK, Jan 5).

As reported by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), by the end of 2015, retail sales of Vietnam reached VND2,469.9 trillion (equivalent to USD109.77 billion), increasing 10.6% year over year(TBKTSG, Dec 30).

According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in Dec 2015, Vietnam imported 1.25 million tons of steel, increasing 1.1% over month. Total steel imports of Vietnam in 2015 are estimated to reach 15.098 million tons (up 28.3% YoY), worth USD 7.312 billion (TBKTSG, Jan 4).﻿